The following poem from Ipsa Satakshi's book in Hindi, Ishq aur Sangharsh (Love and Conflict) is an ode to her partner and independent journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, imprisoned since July 2022 on multiple charges, from allegedly carrying out Maoist operations against the state to the funding of the Maoist movement. Singh, along with Satakshi and her sister, were reported to have been snooped on by the government through the Pegasus spyware. On 11 April 2025, Singh completed 1000 days of incarceration, without a bail